Roy Beaumont

Roy Beaumont

Rockville, MDMajor: Culinary and Hospitality Management

At an early age, Roy Beaumont was interested in the hospitality industry.

“My father worked in the travel, tourism and hospitality business for nearly 40 years,
so I had the advantage of getting an angle on it when I was young,” he said.

Beaumont attended College of DuPage from 1989 to 1991 and earned his associate’s degree
before transferring to Purdue University, where he earned degrees in Hospitality and
Tourism Management (B.S.) and Public Relations (B.A.), as well as his Master’s in
Business Administration. While attending COD, he worked at the Marriott Oak Brook
Hills Hotel and Resort, applying what he learned in class while saving money for school.

“College of DuPage was like a bees nest in terms of activity,” he said. “There were
many areas where you could become engaged, and I took advantage of that. Not only
did I study hotel classes, but I also looked for ways to expand my horizons.”

One of his favorite extracurricular activities was becoming a student officer in the
International Foodservice Executives Association. He served on the northern Illinois
board with industry executives and had a chance to learn from them.

“I always wanted to develop a deeper knowledge of the business and operations side
of hospitality,” he said. “It’s a unique industry that has three dimensions: the design
of the hotels, the delivery of the right services and amenities to guests, and how
you deliver on those services.

“Most people in this industry have a hospitable nature, and that’s always been appealing
to me. You must have the spirit to serve. If you take care of your guests, your guests
will take care of the bottom line, which will take care of the owners.”

Beaumont currently is Vice President, Marriott Select Brands at Marriott International.
He is responsible for integrating the branding and operating initiatives for more
than 3,000 Select Service and Extended Stay hotels (Courtyard, Fairfield Inn, SpringHill
Suites, Residence Inn, TownePlace Suites, AC Hotels and Moxy) in North America. He
also reports to the chief operations officer for the entire portfolio of Select Service
and Extended Stay hotels in the Americas and helps develop performance and growth
strategies.

He lives in Rockville, Md., with his wife and three sons. In 2011, he was named the
COD's Distinguished Hospitality Alumni, and in 2017 he was named one of the College’s
Distinguished Alumni.

Beaumont appreciates his start at College of DuPage. In addition to learning from
top-notch instructors, he interacted with a wide variety of classmates.

“COD is a melting pot of students of all ages, disciples and backgrounds, and it was
beneficial to take advantage of that,” he said. “There were students out of high school
looking to complete their education. I had classmates already working in industry
who wanted to advance their knowledge. And then others were looking for a career change,
and COD was a great pathway for them.

“I was able to get a world-class education from a fantastic academic staff while applying
what I was doing in classroom to an industry that I wanted to be a part of. If there
was a College of DuPage across the street from where I live now, I’d still be taking
classes, because there was always something of interest for me to take every semester
I was here.”